Yesterday afternoon he was in high spirits, throwing banters with President Muhammdu Buhari in the Aso Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.

But this afternoon he suddenly found himself out of job.

That is the story of United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who was on Tuesday afternoon sacked by President Donald Trump and promptly replaced.

He was fired via Twitter by Trump, who tweeted: “Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!”